[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cocoa/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / cocoa

# cocoa

noun (cocoa — uncountable; a cocoa — a cup of it)

«cocoa» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cocoa is a brown powder made from roasted cacao beans, used to make chocolate drinks and to flavour cakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#m1)
2. Cocoa is a hot drink made from this powder with milk or water, also called hot chocolate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#m2)
3. Cocoa beans grow in pods on the cacao tree in hot tropical countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons, cocoa beans come from countries like Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Brazil; pupils learn how beans become chocolate and about fair trade for farmers. In everyday life, a mug of cocoa warms you on a cold evening. Phrases: «a cup of cocoa», «cocoa powder», «cocoa beans», «cocoa butter».

### Examples

- Mum made us a mug of hot cocoa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x1)
- Add two spoons of cocoa powder to the cake mix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x2)
- Cocoa beans grow in big pods on trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x3)
- Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x4)
- Most cocoa is grown in West Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x5)
- Cocoa tastes bitter without sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x6)
- Fair trade cocoa helps farmers get a fair price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x7)
- We drank cocoa by the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/#x8)

### Note

Spelling trap: cocoa (o-a at the end), not «cocao». Cacao is the tree and raw bean; cocoa is the powder and drink. Do not confuse with «coconut» or «coca». Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cocoa» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cocoa/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cocoa» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cocoa.html) on Mova free.